The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-09
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

by Gan that Was Thought not TO be
Loaded-A Novel Suit Filed in the
Superior Court at Macon "A Fiendish
Outrage in Fayette County.
GEORGIA
Eleven babies were born at Douglasville
wednesday night.
At Summerville Judge Maddox has
granted a new trial in the murder case Of
Henry Pope VS.. the State.
A fine marble quarry has been found on
W. B. CumptOn's place in Pond Spring
district of Walker county.
Charles Schiller, the convict murderer,
was found guilty at Atlanta Thursday, and
sentenced to imprisonment for life
Mr.. Adams a stock drover Of Lincoln
county, has bought and carried sol head OF
cattle down 10 Augusta this year. Last year
he carried down rs.
An Euaville gentleman went to Americas
last FRIDAY, and paid MS railroad and hotel
expenses Just for the privilege of paying
some back dues on a newspaper.
Fifty-six carpenters are at work on the
addition 10 the TallapOOsa hotel, and the
company will have it ready and furnished
in time for the auction sale. Three years
ago TalapooSa's entire population was
under fifty.
Councilman Allen, of Atlanta, is accused
of issuing relief orders to Prohibition
lists who did not deserve assistance from the
city, and that 1t was being done to control
votes at the approaching election. He de-
MES it. An investigation may be made
The resignation Of Rev G. NJ Campbell,
pastor of the Baptist church at Hartwell,
was rendered and accepted last Sunday. to
go into effect at the close of the'year. Rev.
Z. r. Carswell, Jr., of Elberton, was unani-
mously chosen to serve the church during
1885
Wednesday night, John Hester, a negro,
living near Monroe, went ''pOssumn hunting,
leaving his two children, 6 and years old,
locked up in the house. His wife had gone
off to preaching. When they returned they
found the house in ashes, and nothing left
of the two children but their charred re-
mains
The rolling stock of the Western and At.
1antic railroad consists of S. locomotives,
~ box cars, 2S stock cars, 328 coal cars, 137
fat cars, "a cabooses, and 40 passenger
equipment cars. The value of the locomo-
tives, as assessed for taxes, is Sl9S, 900, and
cars 1921, 425. The average life of locomo-
tive is about eighteen years and of paSsen-
ger car twelve years.
Mckinney & Walton shipped from Blue
Ridge to the Piedmont Exposition, last Sat
urday, a solid lump of manganese weighing
n
weighing 800 pounds, from their banks at
that place. They could have sent larger
pieces, but could not handle them. The
manganese assayed s. per cent ana the iron
20 per cent, just from the top of the vein.
Gen. C. D. Anderson, now Of Fort Valley,
while commanding brigade of State troops
at the battle of Griswoldville, got his old
black horse, Selim, wounded. He sent ODE
Adams back TO Macon, who purchased for
! \ i
him through the war The old sorrel
known as ''Old Bill, " is now 80 years of age,
and is the property of Mr.. w. J. Anderson,
of Houston county.
The outlook in Conyers is bright. Added
to the inexhaustibe field of pure granite
around the town, a gold mine, glistening
with the richest ores, has been discovered on
the lands of DR.. Quigg, less than half mile
from the court house. This discovery is the
sensation of the day. The Conyers Gold
and Granite Company is now being or
ganized to develop these treasures. Speci-
mems of our Astounding wealth will be ex-
hlbited at the Piedmont Exposition.
Wilcox Superior Court has adjourned.
Emmett Farnell was found guilty of muir
der, and was sentenced to Imprisonment for
life. George Gray, who was convicted of
murder at the last spring term of the court
and sentenced to hang, but who, on motion
by consent of the prosecution, allowed to
enter plea of voluntary manslaughter,
which sends him to the pententiary for
twenty years, the full limit allowed by law.
At Atlanta Thursday Hon r. u Harde-
man, State Treasurer, was most agreeably
surprised. Two friends, Hon. William A.
Harris and Hon. II. II. Cabaniss, Secretary
and Assistant Secretary of the State SEN
ate, presented to the Treasurer a handsome
rgpld nd ol.e.sp
speech making or responses, but the whole
affair was conducted quietly and feelingly.
The watch is magnificent gold one, and on
the inside case are the words: From w A.
ii. and H. Il. C., as a token of friendship
A petition is being circulated throughout
Stewart county for the purpose of securing
the requisite number of names praying for
the Ordinary to order another election on
the whisky question. The county went dry
In November, 1885, and as the two years are
about out, some people want to try the ques-
ton again. They have about secured the
number, and the petition will soon be pre-
scented to the Ordinary If whisky is voted
back, it will only be sold in Lumpkin, as
the Ordinary has stated that he win refuse
to issue license outside Of that town.
The Clarke Light Infantry, of Augusta,
are drilling three times a week and are get
ting into excellent shape for the Piedmont
fair They will drill every night next week,
except Monday and Thursday nights, when
atheatrical company will occupy the boards
there. They expect their new uniforms
Monday. The Richmond Hussars will take
nearly sixty men, and expect to make a fine
display. They drill every night, and are
thus getting in splendid shape The Edge
field Hussars will accompany them, and
also expect to have strong company along.
An Albany lady who had a good many
very fine sour pomegranates, concluded
that she would try to utilize them by
making them into jelly. She was led into
the experiment by the common belief that
jelly could be made from any sour or acid
fruit. The seeds were carefully removed
from the rinds, and yielding a surprising
quantity of juice when squeezed through
cheese cloth. The formula usually used in
making fruit jellies was adopted but the
experiment was failure. Not satisfied
with her first experiment, she made a
second one, but this was as unsuccessful as
the first, SO she now says that she doesn't
believe that jelly can be made from pome-
granates.
A novel suit has been filed with the Clerk
of the Superior Court at Macon Robert
Cook (colored) through Messrs Dessau q
Bartlett, Institutes suit against William
Wolf to recover damages amounting to
5000, and for this reason: In January of
last year he was employed by Mr.. Wolff TO
pack and gather frozen cotton from the